1. بِئسَ الفَوارِسُ يَومَ نَعفِ قُشاوَةٍ

    وَالخَيلُ عادِيَةٌ عَلى بِسطامِ

    Wretched were the horsemen on the day at Qushāwa’s spur,

    While the horses were charging at Bisṭām.

  2. الظاعِنونَ عَلى العَمى بِجَميعِهِم

    وَالخافِضونَ بِغَيرِ دارِ مُقامِ

    Those who departed blindly, all of them,

    And those who settled somewhere unfit for dwelling.

  3. تَرَكوا الأُحَيمِرَ حينَ خَرَّقَهُ القَنا

    إِنَّ المُحامِيَ يَومَ ذاكَ مُحامي

    They abandoned al-Uḥaymir when the spears pierced him through;

    Indeed, the defender that day was a true defender.

  4. أَبلَيتُمُ خَوَراً وَفَكَّ عُناتَكُم

    عاري الأَشاجِعِ مِن بَني هَمّامِ

    You showed cowardice, and your captives were freed

    By a man with bony knuckles from Banu Hammām.